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David Almond

1951 - Today

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David Almond (born 15 May 1951) is a British author who has written many novels for children and young adults from 1998, each one receiving critical acclaim. He is one of thirty children's writers, and one of three from the UK, to win the biennial, international Hans Christian Andersen Award. For the 70th anniversary of the British Carnegie Medal in 2007, his debut novel Skellig (1998) was named one of the top ten Medal-winning works, selected by a panel to compose the ballot for a public election of the all-time favourite. It ranked third in the public vote from that shortlist. Read more on Wikipedia

His biography is available in different languages on Wikipedia. David Almond is the 4,310th most popular writer (down from 4,233rd in 2019), the 3,418th most popular biography from United Kingdom (down from 3,031st in 2019) and the 376th most popular British Writer.

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Among writers, David Almond ranks 4,310 out of 7,302. Before him are Andrei Bitov, E. B. White, Julia Quinn, Manuel Curros Enríquez, Yoko Tawada, and Peyo Yavorov. After him are Vasyl Stefanyk, Olav Duun, Camille Paglia, Colm Tóibín, Ana Maria Machado, and Arno Holz.

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Among people born in 1951, David Almond ranks 321. Before him are Mario Delpini, Marijan Beneš, Gerrie Knetemann, Charles Shyer, Mike Thompson, and Ildikó Schwarczenberger. After him are Ramón Puerta, Anton Tkáč, Marie-Anne Chazel, Miguel Ángel Moratinos, Nitish Kumar, and Anna Dymna.

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In United Kingdom

Among people born in United Kingdom, David Almond ranks 3,419 out of 8,785. Before him are Thérèse Coffey (1971), John Keegan (1934), Peter Walker (1912), John Steiner (1941), John Arbuthnot (1667), and Vanessa Kirby (1988). After him are George Larner (1875), John Moresby (1830), Benjamin Robins (1707), Gerard Manley Hopkins (1844), Laurie Cunningham (1956), and Edward Hardwicke (1932).

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Among WRITERS In United Kingdom

Among writers born in United Kingdom, David Almond ranks 376. Before him are Raphael Holinshed (1529), Radclyffe Hall (1880), Philip Reeve (1966), Arthur Ransome (1884), Graham Swift (1949), and Pamela Colman Smith (1878). After him are Gerard Manley Hopkins (1844), Walter Savage Landor (1775), John Lyly (1554), I. A. Richards (1893), Robert Greene (1558), and Minette Walters (1949).

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